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My self-summary Propose an edit

I've been hanging around this place for a while it seems. My story has changed subtly the past few years, but only due to changing jobs, apartments, friends, and weight.

I was born about 4.9 miles from where I'm sitting right now. Between then and now I have lived in Tempe and Mesa, and I'll probably end up in Tempe again at some point. I went to ASU for a year and a half, aiming for Art Education in hopes of becoming a high school art teacher. That aspiration changed when I got a job with KidzArt and taught after school art classes in the Scottsdale area for a year. It was a bad introduction to the world I had been imagining for myself, but needless to say, I don't really want to pursue teaching any longer. In fact, I have kind of scrapped the whole art thing, the more I think about it. I'm not sure why, but nothing triggers that part of me anymore. From 2003 to January 2008 I have worked at different Best Buys, while trying my hand at different retail jobs (i.e. Rainforest Cafe, and QT). My most recent job failure was with VUDU, (a company that was developed by the guys who made TIVO) where I found myself back at Best Buy, but not in the blue polo shirt. I don't even know why I'm taking the time to tell you this. Everything I have said in the past handful of sentences has been mediocre at best, and says nothing about myself.

My name is Melissa. I had to move back in with my parents because all of our incomes are failing. I need them, they need me. I stopped going to college for multiple reasons, and I'm scared that I'll never find the courage to go back. I want to write children's books and screenplays. I've had a constant problem with losing weight, but I'm fit. I seem to have a problem with keeping my room clean, but every other room is tidy. I'm a great person to have a beer with. I'm spontaneous with the right people. knowwhatimean?

This place has brought me people that I don't seem to have chemistry with. They're great people and all, but I haven't clicked with anybody. Stories are fun to have though.

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

I'm working at a fire sprinkler design company where I answer the phone and archive plans. I'm starting to learn how to use CAD, which is pretty neat. I sometimes drive up to Prescott and drive around and find places to hike. The altitude gives me issues with my lungs and brain function, but it's nice to use less of those every once and a while. I spend a lot of time daydreaming and trying to get off the fence about things. I'd say 75% of my thoughts are used for imagining myself somewhere that I'm not.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

Feeling your pain.

I'm also an absolutely fantastic belly laugher.

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

I can't speak for others, but when I look in the mirror I tend to notice this freckle that sits in the crevice between my right eyelid and brow...and how jolly my face has gotten since high school.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

(a) I Sing the Body Electric, On The Road, The Martian Chronicles, Cat's Cradle, The Little Prince

(b) Synecdoche, New York, Harold and Maude, Back to the Future, Everything is Illuminated, The Triplets of Bellville, E.T., Lost in Translation, The Iron Giant, Rachel Getting Married

(c)Yes, Allman Brothers, TV on the Radio, Jefferson Airplane, The Black Keys, The Arcade Fire, Cat Stevens, Frank Zappa, The Decemberists, SRV, Stereolab, Queen, The Flaming Lips, Les Savy Fav, Dismemberment Plan, Bob Dylan, Jethro Tull, The Faint, Modest Mouse, Portishead, The Who, Kings of Leon, Fugazi, Mott the Hoople, Gnarls Barkley, Crosby Stills and Nash and sometimes Young.

(d) Spinach orzo, sweet potatoes, ravioli, yellow squash, salmon, spinach leaves, green peppers, cucumbers, oranges, pomegranate, most things taco, gyros, tea, mango lemonade, kombucha, fudgesicles.

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

My immediate family, the gift of sight, fresh air, something/someone to laugh at/with, water, and a place to escape.

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

People, things, places, conversations I wish I'd had. What I'll be doing this time next year. What it'd be like to finally look like how I feel. How in the world people get over the complete destruction of their city/town/home/things/families/lives. What childhood anecdote I would tell on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

Not where I want to be. I used to always be out, but now I am perpetually in.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

There are nights when I can't sleep without a nightlight.

You should message me if Propose an edit

Your gut tells you to....and if you follow your gut.

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